A new Maori Queen was anointed Thursday, taking on the role at a time when New Zealand is facing some of the biggest challenges to race relations in two decades. A statement released by ...

The Maori people, the Indigenous population of mainland New Zealand, have crowned a new queen after the death of their king — and she’s Catholic. King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII died ...

Twenty-seven-year-old Nga Wai hono i te po was Thursday anointed as the new monarch by Maori chiefs in New Zealand. The decision came after the death of King Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero ...

New Zealand's Maori chiefs have anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of ...

New Zealand's Maori have a new sovereign, 27-year-old Queen Nga Wai Hono i te Po, who ascended to the throne after accompanying her father and the late king to his final resting place. Thousands ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --A new Maori queen was anointed Thursday when the king of New Zealand's indigenous people who died late last month was laid to rest. A statement from the Kiingitanga, meaning the ...

She takes the throne as some of the country’s pro-Maori policies are being pared back. By Victoria Kim The Maori of New Zealand named a new monarch on Thursday, selecting a 27-year-old queen in ...

New Zealand's Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for the country's Indigenous community. Nga Wai hono i te po ...